Wizard: Adventures in Two Worlds-Chapter 424 - 164 four-person group_2

"If you can provide support, we can sell you the floatstone at the lowest price."

"Ha..." Carl realized. "You’re looking to borrow from me? And you want to use future, uncertain profits as collateral?"

"..." Lu Ya gave a dry laugh. "We will obtain the floatstone, and I can sign a contract with you, with God as my witness."

"Interesting." Carl narrowed his eyes. "For a Wizard, provoking the Divine isn’t a wise choice, even if it’s the Contract God."

"You’ve reminded me!"

He stroked his chin and took out a sheet of Magic Paper from his storage Witch Artifact. Lines of text appeared on it as soon as he willed it.

At the end of the text was a Tai Chi symbol.

A god... he was one as well! This was perfect for an experiment.

"Sign it, and I can lend you one hundred Magic Stones."

Lu Ya’s eyes lit up. She stepped forward to take the Magic Paper, furrowing her brows at the dense terms laid out before her.

The Magic Forest was quite primitive in its commercial forms, far less developed than the capital systems of the Eastern Kingdom Continent.

Moreover, Carl had memories of even more comprehensive commercial contracts.

"One hundred Magic Stones. If you can’t repay by the agreed time, everything you own will belong to me."

"Remember." Carl’s voice became stern. "Everything you possess!"

Lu Ya finally understood the contract’s contents, her gaze shifting slightly. "Half a year, with twenty Magic Stones in interest?" she murmured. "The interest isn’t high."

Indeed, it wasn’t high.

It was nearly half of what others charged.

"I’ll sign!"

"No." Carl waved his hand. "Both of you. And don’t use a pen; sign your names with your blood."

Gerry clenched his fists, glanced at his companion whose expression was complicated, then nodded vigorously before stepping forward. "I’ll sign too!"

"Good." Seeing them both sign their names, a faint smile touched Carl’s lips. "As one party to the agreement, I ought to ensure you’re not disturbed here."

"So... scram!"

His eyes snapped open. He glared angrily at a corner of the room, and his substantial spiritual power lashed out like a thunderbolt.

SCREECH!

The air trembled in the corner, and a faint shadow quickly darted outside.

Lula and her female companion felt a weight lift from them; the presence that had been clinging to them moments before vanished.

"Looks like you’ve attracted some trouble." Carl shrugged. "I hope my investment doesn’t fail."

He then took out one hundred Magic Stones and placed them on the table. At the same time, he took the contract and stored it in his Divine Domain Fragment.

The next instant, two feeble presences appeared in his ’perception.’

It worked! Although he couldn’t peruse their memories as freely as with devout believers, he could still glean a certain amount.

For Carl’s Life Potion, the hundreds of thousands of people in Jiliu City were mobilized.

The ingredients existed in the Otherworld.

The key was that some of the ingredients were exceedingly rare. Only a few plants or small amounts could be found, making them difficult to procure in large quantities.

Fortunately, it was only for Carl’s personal use. Even if the amounts were small, as long as collection was continuous, it was acceptable.

Meanwhile, Old Brin also brought news.

"A Wizard who wished to remain anonymous approached me privately. He hopes someone can help him kill his enemy."

"As a token of gratitude, he’s offering his unfinished Wizard Tower."

"This Wizard Tower has a Starshine Disk and a complete foundation. It’s also engraved with two control-type witchcrafts."

"Enemy?" Carl asked. "What’s their strength?"

"A First Ring Middle Stage Wizard," Old Brin replied. "Don’t worry. Even though he’s First Ring Middle Stage, the target hasn’t fought anyone in nearly twenty years and lacks vigilance. With your strength, if you get close and strike suddenly, you have a good chance of success."

"Hmm?" Carl raised an eyebrow. "You seem to think highly of me."

"It’s precisely because I’ve lost my eyes that I can see even more clearly," Old Brin chuckled lowly. "You possess a remarkable life force—the hallmark of a Legendary Knight."

"Impressive," Carl praised. "But even if I am a Legendary Knight, dealing with a First Ring Middle Stage Wizard is still too risky."

"You could find help," Old Brin suggested. "With the Six Rings Tower’s network, it shouldn’t be difficult to find one or two Wizards to assist. Or, you could spend some Magic Stones to hire an Assassin..."

That’s a Wizard Tower!

A complete foundation and a Starshine Disk. If he could also obtain the Eye of Insight, it would be like having a basic Wizard Tower.

Spending a few thousand Magic Stones for this would be worthwhile.

"Forget it." After a moment’s thought, Carl still chose to refuse. "I’m a kind-hearted person. I can’t bring myself to kill someone without reason. Look for another way."

Old Brin looked incredulous.

What he ’saw’ in Carl wasn’t just life energy, but a killing intent so thick it felt tangible. That was the kind of killing intent one only acquired after slaying countless people. And now he was saying he couldn’t bring himself to do it?

"Alright then." Sighing, knowing it was no use to press further, Old Brin nodded. "I’ll ask around for you again."

"Much appreciated."

Carl rose to leave. As soon as he returned to his shop, his expression changed, and he teleported to the Divine Domain Fragment.

In his perception, the aura belonging to Lu Ya had suddenly become very faint.

With a thought, his consciousness, via the Divine Domain Fragment, focused on Gerry, and a scene from another location filled his vision.

「The Ancient Ruins」

A group of four stood back-to-back, their expressions tense as they watched enemies gathering from all directions.

Their surroundings were in shambles, clearly the aftermath of a fierce assault.

Lu Ya and Ash were covered in blood, barely able to stand even with their companions supporting them.

"Hall!"